Latin Percussion LP1-5 LP Flex-A-Tone Standard sound effect

General

The Latin Percussion LP1-5 is a flexatone by the renowned Latin Percussion company. It consists of a steel plate with a wooden beater, mounted to a frame. When you play it, you hold the frame and press down on the plate with your thumb. By shaking the Latin Percussion LP Flexatone, the beater will strike the steel, resulting in a characteristic metallic sound.

The LP Flex-A-Tone: ghostly percussion

You can adjust the instrument's key by varying the pressure you apply to the metal plate with your thumb. With a bit of practice, you can play any melody on this percussion instrument. While the ghostly sounds it produces are often used as sound effects in movie scores, the flexatone also appears in pop and funk music more often than you'd think.